Amway co-founder Rich DeVos made the Forbes list of richest people in the world (again), coming in at 288th. So did Fred Meijer "and family," ranked 605th.

But those were the only two of West Michigan's ultra-rich people to turn up on Forbes' radar. The New York-based magazine released its list Thursday..

DeVos' profile says his net worth is $3.7 billion. Ada-based Alticor, parent company of Amway, recently reported 2007 sales of $7.1 billion. Forbes ranked it the 43rd largest private company in the country last year, based on $6.3 billion in 2006 sales.

Meijer's Forbes profile put his net worth at $2 billion. In November, he was included on Forbes' Frugal Billionaires list.

Forbes also listed Walker-based retailer Meijer Inc. as the 13th largest private company in the United States in 2007, with revenues of $13.9 billion.

Fred Meijer

There's been nary a mention of the other founding Amway family since Jay Van Andel died in 2004. Van Andel's net worth was estimated at $2.3 billion in 2004.

Other potential West Michigan billionaires (based on the size of their family-owned companies) didn't make the list -- like the family of the late G.W. Haworth, heirs to the Haworth Inc. office furniture empire, and the John and Paul Gordon families, which control Gordon Food Service.

Haworth reported sales of $1.7 billion in 2007. It ranked 299th on Forbes' 2007 list of largest private companies in the United States.

Forbes estimated Gordon Food Service sales at $5.9 billion on the same list, ranking it No. 46 on the private companies list.

Kalamazoo had three billionaires on the list, thanks to the growth of medical implant maker Stryker Corp.

Ronda Stryker ranked 368th on the list with a net worth of $3 billion, tying with Donald Trump and Steven Speilberg, among others. Her brother, Jon, ranked 573rd with a net worth of $2.1 billion. Former CEO John Brown ranked 785th on the list with a net worth of $1.5 billion.

Ronda and Jon's sister, Pat, of Larimer, Colo., was 652nd on the list with a net worth of $1.9 billion.